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WorksheetsCh. 4 Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
Amman
Jerusalem
Damascus
What is the capital of Israel?
Baghdad
Amman
Jerusalem
Damascus
The Middle East gets its wealth from its most important natural resource, __________.
oil
water
date palms
solar power
The term "fertile" means _________________________.
able to grow crops
juicy
dry and barren
covered with fur
Modern-day Turkey is located on which Middle Eastern peninsula?
Asia Minor
Arabian
Sinai
Florida
The __________ Peninsula is a triangular-shaped peninsula between Egypt and Israel.
Sinai
Arabian
Asia Minor
Turkey
The movement to rehome Jews to their land is called __________________.
Zionism
Israelism
U-Haul
Meridian
A plateau is ________________________________.
an area of high, level land
a low-lying area near a coast
a flat, grassy plain
how mountains are formed
Which of the following are important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Which of the following are important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere?
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Which important line of latitude divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
equator
prime meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
What is the prime meridian?
a line from which all other lines of longitude are measured
a line of latitude that runs east to west
a line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
a line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
The __________ Peninsula is the largest in the world.
Arabian
Balkan
Asia Minor
Syrian
What is the highest mountain peak in Turkey?
Mt. Everest
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Ararat
The Appalachians
The phrase "____________________" best describes the CLIMATE of the Middle East.
hot and dry
fertile
cool and wet
cool and dry
Middle Eastern people mostly speak the ___________________ language.
English
Turkish
Arabic
Islamic
When did Israel become a nation?
1914
1948
1984
1991
__________ is the largest country in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Qatar
Iran
The _________________ is the holy book of Islam.
Koran
Bible
Old Testament
Jewish Bible
The two largest producers of oil in the Middle East are
Venezuela and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Israel and Kuwait
Kuwait and Turkey
Iran was once known as ____________________.
Persia
Constantinople
Turkey
Iraq
Select all of the religions that began in the Middle East:
Islam
Judaism
Christiany
Buddhism
Israel built a nation-wide irrigation system known as ______________ to help provide water to dry areas of the country.
National Water Carrier
Country Water Carrier
Nationwide Water System
Rural Water for All
The areas between the coastal and desert regions of the Middle East have a ___________________ climate.
steppe
dry and grassy
cool, wet
hot and dry
Ancient Middle Eastern cities were divided into sections called __________________.
quarters
halves
eighths
tenths
Natural resources include all of the following EXCEPT
oil
water
atmosphere
leaded gasoline
Jerusalem is known as
the "City of Peace."
the "City of Lights"
"God's Country"
"the land before time."
What natural resource is Lebanon known for?
Pine trees
Cedar trees
Date Palm trees
Oak trees
What aggressive action led to the Persian Gulf War?
Hussein's oil tax
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Turkey's control of the Black Sea
Iran's funding of terrorists
Which Middle Eastern country continues to provide funding to terrorist organizations today?
Iran
Kuwait
Jerusalem
Israel
